Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract is a cosmetic ingredient that tightens the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 5 products, most often face care.

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What does Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract tightens the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: astringent.

astringent

What is Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract?

Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract is an extract of the flowers of the Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis, Onagraceae.

CAS number
90028-66-3
EC number
289-859-2
CosIng reference
57627

Which products contain Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract?

Open Beauty Facts finds Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract in the ingredient lists of 5 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often face care, face masks and cleansers.

  • Face care2
  • Face masks1
  • Cleansers1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 2 · France 1 · Brunei 1 · India 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Oenothera Biennis Flower Extract turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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